Eligible Thrivent members have Choice Dollars which they can designate to enrolled charities. We would like to urge you to designate your Choice Dollars to First Lutheran Church. Each Thrivent member having insurance premiums, contract values, or have volunteered for a Thrivent based activity have Choice Dollars to designate. Please visit Thrivent.com/thriventchoice or call Thrivent at 800-847-4836 and say. “Thrivent Choice” when prompted. Choice Dollars must be designated by March 30 or they will be lost.

Women & Wine Bible Study

Women & Wine bible study group will meet again Sunday, March 8th at Carol Smith's house.March is Foodshare Month

For March Foodshare month we want to create a Cornucopia of Cereal.
You can help by bringing in boxes of cereal during the month of March
to be donated to the Red Wing Area Food Shelf. We encourage all
ages to participate but there will be a reward for the Sunday School/J.P.C.
class that brings in the most.

We thank you for your consideration.

Baby Shower

FLC Making Connections Team and Thrivent Financial are working together to give Julie’s daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Michael Evans, a baby shower for their triplets to help with items they need. The baby shower will be held Sunday, March 8th at 10:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

There will be an area set up in the Narthex to drop off cards and gifts prior to the shower. Gifts do not need to be wrapped. For more information please call Carol Smith, 388-6914 or Jan Larson, 388-9533.

Service of Healing, March 14-15
Pr. Bill and Marilee have been designing a service of healing for the weekend of March 14-15. The liturgy, music, and readings will support this special theme for the members of First Lutheran Church. Pr. Bill and his wife Diane will lead the service together and offer anointing with oil for anyone desiring inner or physical healing both during and/or after worship privately in the chapel. This service is designed to help the congregation leave behind old issues and heal from things of the past in anticipation of the call process beginning soon. We hope to see you at this special service!

2015 Ecumencial Lent Worship Schedule
The theme for Red Wing’s “Churches Around the Park” Lenten services will center around The Lord’s Prayer. A light meal will be served after the 5:00pm service at the host church on Wednesday evenings. Loose offering will go to the Community Care Fund.

Each Wednesday, there will also be a 10:00am service held at Christ Episcopal Church.

Date Time Location Preaching

2/25 5:00pm United Lutheran Pastor Kristin Schlauderaff

2/25 6:30pm United Lutheran Pastor Kristin Schlauderaff

3/4 5:00pm First United Methodist Pastor David Reiter

3/4 6:30pm United Lutheran Pastor David Reiter

3/11 5:00pm St. Paul’s Lutheran Father Thomas Kommers

3/11 6:30pm United Lutheran Father Thomas Kommers

3/18 5:00pm First Presbyterian Pastor Justin Boeding

3/18 6:30pm United Lutheran Pastor Justin Boeding

3/25 5:00pm St. Joseph’s Pastor Greg Strunk

3/25 6:30pm United Lutheran Pastor Greg Strunk

Journey with us through Holy Week

Palm Sunday, March 29

We encourage all of the children to arrive at by 9:15 a.m. to get a palm branch to carry in to worship at 9:30. We will walk around the sanctuary as worship begins. The children’s choir is also singing that day.

On this night we celebrate Jesus’ last supper with his disciples. We listen to Jesus say the words we now speak at communion. We hear his command to love each other as he loves us. This year for Maundy Thursday the whole family is invited to enjoy a potluck meal as part of worship in the fellowship hall. After eating we will process to the sanctuary and eat a different meal in the Lord’s Supper.

Good Friday, April 3

10:00 am Children’s Good Friday Retreat

7:00 pm Good Friday Tenebrae Service

Good Friday worship is a somber time for quiet reflection. We will hear Jesus’ last words as the lights in the sanctuary slowly dim to black.

We, the congregation of First Lutheran Church, proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Word and Sacrament, calling people to new life and discipleship. We grow in faith, hope and love as a community of believers through worship, prayer and study. We serve people in need by sharing God's love in our community and throughout the world.

We are part of God’s unfolding plan. When we gather for worship, we connect with believers everywhere. When we study the Bible or hear God’s word in worship, we are drawn more deeply into God’s own saving story.